PGM Fantastic Four #45

[DavidTheDavid]

Ugh! That bottom left corner piece fell off as I was removing the book from the mylar. The next page, the first interior page, has a mirror tear to that corner piece (so it's not chipping). Date stamp on front cover. Strong colors. Tanning on back cover and on interior pages, which are C to OW. Staples clean and intact. Some cover creasing that doesn't break color.

 

As always, your feedback is much appreciated.

 

Thanks!

 

[DavidTheDavid]

Thoughts, anyone? Really curious about that piece out on the front.

[Mystafo]

I'm gonna say a beautifully-presenting 5.0

[ARK]

4.5/5.0

[HighStakesComics]

4.5 since its along the spine. 5.5 if it was LLFCC.......whoops meant lower right front cover corner.

[DR.X]

4.5

[Thanos88]

4.5

[DavidTheDavid]

Mailed it off over the weekend. I'll post results. Seller was standoffish about taking it back not in the same condition, which is disappointing as removing a book from its sleeve shouldn't disqualify a return, but he cut me a deal on another book. Will see how it does and post back.

[vaillant]

My advice: avoid books with tanning around the edges: low grade, high grade, it does not matter – they are delicate and there is always the danger of pieces coming off, especially if you read them like I do.

[KDUK]

5.0 - wanted to get in before the results

[DavidTheDavid]

My advice: avoid books with tanning around the edges: low grade, high grade, it does not matter – they are delicate and there is always the danger of pieces coming off, especially if you read them like I do.

Good advice, thanks! (thumbs u

[vaillant]

My advice: avoid books with tanning around the edges: low grade, high grade, it does not matter – they are delicate and there is always the danger of pieces coming off, especially if you read them like I do.

Good advice, thanks! (thumbs u

 

This pretty much changed my collecting habits. There are kinds of tanning which are not signs of this, but in many cases tanning denotes paper degradation, and thus, even if not brittle, the paper is very delicate. I think this should be treated as a defect (for both lower and higher grade books), and that they should be graded accordingly… :shrug:

[DavidTheDavid]

Results in. Book was pressed prior to submission. Last chance for guesses!

[prez]

It is a sweet 5.0 copy...

[DavidTheDavid]

Actually, I think this was sent in, no press. Among with a 46.

[DavidTheDavid]

And the grade is...

 

6.5!

Okay,that's a lie. It's actually

 

5.5 COW

 

 

 

[vaillant]

Very cool to see small pieces out are allowed in a FN- – there is to say the book was pretty clean, but I would have said VGFN at best. (thumbs u